JRN 430 – MSU Fall Midterm Exam Questions And Solutions Verified 100% Correct

JRN 430 – MSU Fall Midterm Exam Questions And Solutions Verified 100% Correct Records under FOIA - answer -- A record is anything in documentary form. - An agency is not required either to create a record if it does not exist or to obtain a requested record not under agency control at the time of the request. Includes: computer-stored records how many miles of freshwater in MI did Dr. Chavez talk about? (random bonus question) - answer -3,288 miles Four Privacy Tort Laws - answer -1. False Light 2. Appropriation 3. Intrusion 4. Private Facts False light - answer -A privacy tort that involves making a person seem in the public eye to be someone he or she is not. Several states do not allow false light suits. Appropriation - answer -- Using another's name or likeness for advertising or other commercial purposes without permission. - Commercialization - Right of publicity Intrusion - answer -Intentionally intruding on another's solitude or seclusion Private facts - answer -Publicizing private, embarrassing information Libel - answer -A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights. Fair Report Privilege - answer -A privilege claimed by journalists who report events on the basis of official records. The report must fairly and accurately reflect the content of the records; this is the condition that sometimes leads to this privilege being called "conditional privilege." EX: A story based on a police report. The oilman test for Opinion - answer -1. Verifiability 2. Common meaning 3. Journalistic context 4. Social Context VCJS Single Publication Rule - answer -A rule that limits libel victims to only one cause of action even with multiple publications of the libel, common in the mass media and on websites. Libel-proof plaintiff - answer -A plaintiff whose reputation is deemed to be so damaged already that additional false statements of and concerning him or her cannot cause further harm Section 230 Immunity - answer -- Offers immunity to websites in libel claims, although the protection is not absolute. Section 230 generally provides... - answer -Legal protection to website operators and Internet Service Providers when issues arise from the content created by others. Responsible Reporting - answer -- As a part of defense strategy, a libel defendant may attempt to demonstrate to the court that it conducted itself in a responsible way in gathering and reporting the news Access to Property - answer -A main crucial part of reporting. Access to public property - answer -Police and other public safety officials may order individuals (such as the press) to stay away from a crime scene or other event if their presence could make it difficult for officials to carry out their duties. Accountability and Transparency - answer -Policymakers must be held accountable to the public they serve and clearly communicate their objectives, decisions, and methods 9 permitted exemptions (FOIA) - answer -1. National Security 2. Internal agency rules and procedures 3. Disclosures forbidden by other statutes 4. Trade secrets 5. Agency memoranda 6. Personal privacy 7. Law enforcement records 8. Financial records 9. Geological information Emotional Distress - answer -Serious mental anguish Slander - answer -The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation. - Similar to deformation T or F: Privacy is often not a consideration before sharing information on social media. - answer -True Satire - answer -A literary form that humorously mocks, ridicules, and scorns individuals and political or social practices. - Protected or Unprotected? Public Figure - answer -In libel law, a plaintiff who is in the public spotlight, usually voluntarily, and must prove the defendant acted with actual malice in order to win damages.